All Courses

Introduction to Suminagashi (Japanese paper marbling)

Starting at 10 a.m. with coffee and a look at the history of suminagashi and what you need to get started. There will be demonstrations and plenty of opportunities to unleash your creativity and to…

Cost: £97 for the day
Duration: 10am - 4pm
sketchbook creation

I will be teaching you how to make and fill a concertina sketchbook in a day using acrylic paints, pens, gelli printing and collage. It will be messy and fun with fantastic results, you really…

Cost: £85 per person
Duration: One day 10am - 4pm
manipulate strands of wire

This workshop will show you how to manipulate strands of wire into a mesh and then create jewellery or a 3D piece. Each wire will provide the wire, instructions and a theme for that day. Its a…

Cost: Materials and lunch included. £85 per person.
Duration: 1 day
Learn how to grow and harvest your own herbs for medicine and cooking, and design a herb garden

Learn about growing your own herbs, and making and looking after medicinal and culinary herb gardens . Ensure you have top quality fresh herbs to use for herbal teas, remedies and cooking by growing…

Cost: £240
Duration: 2 days
Venue: Castle Orchard, putley HR8 2RH
Next Date: 23/03/2024
Learn Rag Rug Making in Herefordshire

Learn two vintage rag rug techniques and start a project like a seat mat or rag rug. Progging gives a shaggy finish when small pieces of fabric are pushed or pulled through a backing. Hooking is used…

Cost: £65 includes beverages & some hessian
Duration: 1 day 10-4
Venue: Leysters and Middleton Parish Hall, Leysters, HR6 0HP
Weekend stone carving courses

Weekend stone carving courses in Knucklas, near Knighton on the Welsh borders. All abilities and ages welcome. Dates for courses this summer 2022 will be announced in May.

Cost: £220 for a weekend, covers cost of stone and all lunches and…
Duration: 2 days
Venue: Upper House
An introduction into the wonderful art of Hand Embroidery

Hand Embroidery is a centuries old skill and is embedded into the history and way of life of so many cultures. This course introduces you to this beautiful art of painting with stitches. You will…

Cost: £75 per person
Duration: 1 day 10am to 4pm
Venue: Ginn's Studio, Tillington, Hereford, HR4 8LW
Next Date: 11/01/2024
A wonderful insight into designing and making stained glass windows.

This three and a half day workshop is for beginners and those with some experience. It will give an insight into the design and making of stained glass windows and you will create your own original…

Cost: £300
Duration: Three and a half days.
Venue: Brilley Village Hall, Brilley, nr Hay on Wye HR3 6JG
Next Date: 20/04/2024
A wonderful insight into designing and making stained glass windows.

This three and a half day workshop is for beginners and those with some experience. It will give an insight into the design and making of stained glass windows - and you will create your own original…

Cost: £300
Duration: Three and a half days.
Venue: Brilley Village Hall, Brilley, Nr Hay on Wye HR3 6JG
Next Date: 18/05/2024
Learn how to create your own gin blend used freshly foraged herbs, and dried herbs and spices from Rowan's herbal apothecary

Botanical gin and Wild Cocktails Find out about the history of gin and explore the huge range of fresh and dried herbs and spices that you can use to make your own gin blend. From its origins in the…

Cost: £110
Duration: 1 day
Venue: Castle Orchard, pulley, near ledbury HR8 2RH